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RTL CBS roll out Extreme New hi-energy channel for Asia’s men & boys

Asia’s newest channel, RTL CBS Extreme, goes live at 6am on Thursday, 27 March, kicking off the regional action agenda with X-Fighters World Tour and Fear Fac- tor U.K. The channel, which targets “the boys” and some girls, launches with carriage deals with SingTel’s Mio TV in Singapore and Telekom Malaysia’s HyppTV in Ma- laysia. Roll-outs in Thailand and the Phil- ippines will follow, the Singapore-based network said in the run-up to the launch. Show premieres include Dynamo Magi- cian Impossible, Criss Angel BeLIEve and Troy, with a fourth magic/illusion show Cosentino shifting from RTL CBS Entertain- ment to an exclusive home on Extreme. Prime-time shows on week nights kick off with Red Bull’s extreme sports clips show, Cliptomaniacs, stripped across the schedule at 7.05pm. The channel has first and exclusive rights to the title in major Asia territories, including Hong Kong, Ma- laysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan, among others. The new seasons of Fear Factor run at 8.30pm across the week-night schedule, switching from sister channel RTL CBS Entertainment to an exclusive home on Extreme. Smash Cuts, a clip comedy show with the best internet clips around put together by 20-somethings, in the 9.30pm slot Mon- days to Fridays. U.S. studio action series run at 10pm Mondays to Wednesdays, starting with second-run rights to the new Hawaii Five- 0, which premieres on rival action channel AXN. The 10pm slot on Thursdays and Fridays is filled with the world’s best illusionists, beginning with Dynamo! ...more on page 17 contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 2.

Ciwen picks up major animation slate 560-episode deal with Zodiak Kids ahead of MipTV

from the horse's mouth The clock was always ticking on China’s bustling online video environ- ment, so the latest circular this month from the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Televi- sion on “further strengthening network drama, movies and other micro audio- visual programmes” wasn’t really – or shouldn’t have been – a shock-horror moment. But, given the difference that online streaming sites have made to the global content distribution business, new clampdowns have to be disappointing. The circular, updated from an earlier notice published in 2012, points out the “urgent need to strengthen guid- ance and norms” in this emerging culture, encourages “healthy” production/web content, and sets in place Extreme Football, Tele Images management/licensing, censorship Mainland Chinese distributor Ciwen The Ranch, The Basketeers – and 100 and audit principles to make sure that, Media Group has picked up exclusive, episodes of 11-minute series Little Princess among other things, streamed content multi-platform rights for China to a signifi- from the Illuminated Film Company. is brought into the traditional fold. cant slate of European content, includ- Rights cover free TV, cable and satellite The circular warns platforms to toe ing more than 300 episodes of French as well as video on demand (VOD) and the line on things like maintaining kids’ shows distributed by Zodiak Kids. home entertainment across Mainland national honour and interests and The total 399-episode deal for animated China and Macau, as well as VOD plat- keep a close eye on anything that programming includes 104 episodes of forms in Hong Kong. endangers territorial integrity, disturbs 13-minute series Rekkit Rabbit; 26 episodes Programming will be dubbed into Man- social order, undermines social stability, of Totally Spies; and 52 episodes of The darin and other regional languages. incites ethnic hatred or discrimination, Amazing Spiez. All are from French studio Zodiak Kids and Ciwen are saying in undermines national unity or infringes Marathon Media. the run up to Mip TV 2014 that they are in upon national customs and habit, The deal also includes three series from discussion to extend the deal to include propagates evil cults or superstition, or France’s Tele Images – Extreme Football, licensing, merchandising and publishing. endangers public morality. In short, all the things China’s other broadcasters have been doing forever and always.

Some think would-be Hong Kong free-TV broadcaster Ricky Wong should throw in the towel on his very costly quest. Others, like us, think Wong should do More on page 6 Twitter @ContentAsia 24 March-6 April page 3. contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 4. Lose Treasure Box Japan back at MipTV Yourself Japanese majors showcase 8 new original formats To Find Yourself

Cook The Unknown, NEP Enterprises, Japan

Eight new original formats lead Japan’s In the run up to this year’s show, Treas- charge during this year’s MipTV in early ure Box Japan highlighted past format April, cementing two-year-old Japa- sales to, among others, China, Philip- nese joint venture Treasure Box Japan’s pines, Cambodia. place on the international formats Titles include Fuji TV’s Clock Hanger, landscape. which has been licensed in China, Peru, The Treasure Box Japan initiative, Argentina, Philippines, Lithuania and launched in 2012, collectively promotes Cambodia and is under negotiation in formats from eight Japanese broadcast India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. partners, including public broadcaster China is a significant partner, licensing NHK. This year’s original formats will be TBS’s Athletic Fire and TV Tokyo’s What’s presented on 6 April during MIPFormats. Daddy!. New titles this year include NHK’s Cook Treasure Box Japan also said Asahi the Unknown (NHK/NEP), Mansion Mad- Broadcasting Corporation is in negotia- ness (Nippon TV), Be a Legend (TV Asahi) tion with a Thai production company for 100% ﬁ rst run, fresh and Can I Follow You Home (TV Tokyo). factual format Far Away Neighbours. and exclusive original programming Nippon TV in Cannes with five new titles

Japan’s commercial broadcaster, Nip- wa Reinvents The Kabuki World. pon TV, has five new titles on its MipTV Nippon TV is also presenting new for- slate, including anime series La corda mat Mansion Madness in Cannes for the d’oro – Blue Sky; drama series Hanasaki first time as part of the Treasure Box Ja- Mai Speaks Out, about a young female pan initiative with Japan’s major broad- bank employee who stands up against casters. the powerful people in her company The format tests knowledge, wisdom on behalf of her oppressed colleagues; and patience in what Nippon TV is call- www.multichannelsasia.com and cultural documentary Ebizo Ichika- ing “survival of the wittest”.

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Measat hits 50 HD channels First Asian C-band satellite to hit half-century

Malaysian satellite operator Measat since 2007 and says today that its flexible crossed the 50 HD channel mark in March, solution for the launch and distribution making the Measat-3 satellite at 91.5°E of HD channels across the Asia-Pacific Asia’s biggest HD neighbourhood. region, developed with select partners, Measat says the Measat-3/3a platform is “underpinned by significant financial and the first Asian C-band satellite platform to technological investments and an innova- exceed 50 HD channels. The operator also tive business model, helped develop the says the milestone confirms “the maturing HD segment in Asia to what it is today”. of the HD content business in Asia”. The announcement comes only weeks The 50th service was French channel before the launch of Measat’s long- TV5Monde Asia HD, distributed by Globe- awaited new satellite, Measat-3b, which is cast, which switched from standard defini- scheduled to launch in May this year and tion to HD. will be co-located at 91.5°E. Measat’s next Measat has been carrying HD channels satellite, Measat-3C, will follow in 2015.

Casbaa goes OTT in Singapore One-day focus on delivering, protecting, monetising

Asian multichannel association, Casbaa, dent, Kerry Brown, opens the show with ventures into the over-the-top (OTT) space a review of where OTT is at in Asia and for the first time this week with a one-day where it’s going. conference in Singapore looking at deliver- Brown is followed by Twitter’s media ing, protecting and monetising over-the-top director, Danny Keens, who will speak content. about how the platform has become a Panels on 25 March will explore the multiplier for viewing, engagement and future of pay TV and factors involved in content delivery. incorporating OTT into existing business Speakers also include Turner’s emerging models as well as mobile video and TV in technology director, Steven Kopec; Mind- the post-4G world; the impact on advertis- share Singapore’s chief executive officer, ing revenues; and encoding, transcoding, Nick Seckold; StarHub’s vice president authentication and digital rights manage- of home solutions, Shu Fen Lin; and HBO ment (DRM) solutions. Asia’s senior vice president of business comScore’s Southeast Asia vice presi- development, David Simonsen.

From page 2: Horse’s Mouth be received on mobile devices travelling whatever his heart and conscience desires. at speed. Plus we’re loving the drama of the ongoing His point is that local authorities seem saga, kicked off last year when Wong was to be applying different standards in pre- denied a free-TV license to operate Hong venting him from accessing fixed TV sets Kong Television Network (HKTV). Established in homes with his proposed mobile tech platforms PCCW and i-Cable were both upgrade when fixed antennae services given the go-head. can be received on mobile. Are the goal Wong’s latest stunt was to take media on posts being moved to keep Wong away a joy-ride around Hong Kong’s roads and from public airwaves? And who’s issuing waters, demonstrating that signals from the orders? Looks like the answers are, for broadcasters TVB and ATV could, indeed, the moment, a moving target. APRIL 22-24, 2014 | BALI, INDONESIA www.visitapos.com

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Who was at... HBO Go’s launch in the Philippines

Jonathan Spink, HBO Asia; Ray Montinola, Carlo Katigbak, Jacelyn Kek, HBO James Dumlao, Alan Supnet, SkyCable SkyCable SkyCable Asia

Maxene, Pia, Saab Magalona, SkyCable Ginger Conejero, Boom Gonzales, ANC Gianna Banzon, Ira Agting, Rappler. Cosmo.ph com; CJ delos Santos, Kristn.com/TV5 ... and HBO Asia’s Game of Thrones party at Savour 2014 in Singapore

Christine Yong and Danny Ang, HBO Poonam Dhawn; Justin Che, Rajiv Dhawn, Khim Vivek Couto, Media Partners Asia (MPA); Janine Tang Yong Hir, StarHub Asia; Jeannie Ang, Ng, NBCUniversal Stein, ContentAsia, Sue Taylor, Cisco StarHub

Ang Ban Liong, TeleStation; Jacelyn Kek, HBO Carolyn Teo, Kinetic; CheeK, Scripps Networks Game of Thrones fans, Maisarah Bte Abu Sa- Asia; Angela Tay, Seow LiLing, StarHub; Wong Interactive; Magdalene Ew, HBO Asia mah; Vivien Loon; Alvin Chong, Today; Nicholas Siew Ling, Planet Telecoms; Steve Ong, StarHub Yong and Gillian Ang, Geek Crusade contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 9.

Intelsat turns 50 CNBC revamps Asia schedule Satellite operator Intelsat celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a new Biz net rolls out 2 new shows, studio redesign corporate tagline – “Envision. Connect. Transform” – and a reminder that its sat- Business network CNBC premieres its new Signs hosted by Oriel Morrison and Martin ellite network has been used to televise Asia Pacific schedule on Monday, 31 Soong at the SGX, from 10am to noon. iconic moments of the last half-century, March, with two new shows, a refreshed The reformatted Capital Connection including the Apollo 11 moonwalk, and programming grid and a redesigned Hong runs over the early lunchtime slot from every Olympic Games since 1968. Kong studio that will be home to flagship noon to 1pm (1pm-2pm during daylight Intelsat chairman and CEO, David morning programme Squawk Box. savings time in Europe). The show is broad- McGlade, said the new tagline “articu- The revamped line-up includes new cast simultaneously from Asia and Europe lates our objectives with respect to our pre-market programme, The Rundown with Sri Jegarajah in Singapore and Caro- customers and our next 50 years. The (6am-7am, Singapore/Hong Kong), with lin Roth in London. tagline communicates our commitment correspondent Adam Bakhtiar from the CNBC’s senior vice president of inter- to align with our customers to envision Singapore Exchange (SGX). The show of- national news and programming, John their future networking requirements”. fers a catch-up from Wall Street overnight Casey, says the new schedule and rede- and promises “everything you need to signed studio gives viewers “a more en- Telefilm Vietnam gears up know for the Asia trading day”. hanced, innovative and dynamic viewing Squawk Box with Susan Li and Bernie Lo experience, engaging them in conversa- for second edition in June in Hong Kong follows from 7am to 10am, tions that will move seamlessly between The second annual Vietnamese interna- with new two-hour programme, Street our on-air and digital platforms.” tional film, television and tech expo, Telefilm Vietnam, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City’s Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre from 5-7 June. The show, hosted by Vietnam Gumiho, Meteor return Television (VTV), brings together produc- ABS-CBN trawls past hits ers, content distributors and broadcasters. Organisers expect 250 companies to take part this year. About 161 domestic and Philippines’ broadcaster, ABS-CBN, has international companies took part in last resurrected Korean drama, My Girlfriend year’s inaugural event. Participants were is a Gumiho, in a late afternoon 5.30pm from Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, slot. The Manila-based national network Denmark, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and said it was celebrating its roots in Asian- Hong Kong. ovelas by bringing back the love story between an ordinary guy and a mythical NHK ups U.S. homes by 2.7m nine-tailed fox who appears in the guise Japanese public broadcaster NHK has of a beautiful woman. In another trip added 2.7 million homes in the U.S. to down memory lane for past hits, ABS-CBN distribution of its English-language inter- is also bringing back Meteor Garden in national channel NHK World in a dealWho whatshrunk it calls an my“ultimateWho Big throwback... shrunkList? to my Big List? with IPTV provider AT&T. the Asianovela that started it all”. My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

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ContentAsia’s regular section, ContentAsia Formats, looks at formats and format development in Asia, including new seasons, series and trends and what these mean to channels, producers and the overall formats industry in the region.

Nguoi Giau Mat (The Hidden Man/ Big Brother Vietnam)

A second season of Endemol’s Big Brother is on the cards for Vietnam, riding the country’s ongoing appetite for international formats and further pushing national broadcaster VTV’s youth engagement agenda. The second series is likely to be produced in association with local company BHD, which introduced the Big Brother brand to Vietnam last year. Neither BHD nor Endemol have con- firmed production details and airdates for season two. Big Brother Vietnam, season one Known locally as Nguoi Giau Mat (The Hidden Man), Big Brother was a risk for this format in Vietnam was getting view- east Asian neighbours. Vietnam, with story-telling techniques, pro- ers to grasp the basic idea – Big Brother Big Brother is one of a raft of properties duction and scheduling methods that were being a window on to real people – and Paraskakis has negotiated in fast-growing totally new for local audiences. to believe that the day-to-day stories are Vietnam since she joined the company Big Brother premiered in November last actually genuine and not constructed,” in February last year. year and ran daily in a prime-time 8pm says Endemol Asia’s managing direc- Endemol currently has nine shows in slot on free-TV network VTV-6, with weekly tor of operations, Fotini Paraskakis. She production in Vietnam, and is in negotia- evictions over nine weeks. The finale aired adds that the challenge was overcome tions for five more. The titles in production in January 2014 and winner, Hoang Son as storylines emerged and viewers were include game shows such as Step Right Viet, went home with an apartment worth taken through the series’ emotional highs Up, Next One and The Kids are Alright; US$95,000. and lows. “Some real stars are now being family comedy panel Odd One In; and Sixty-five episodes were commissioned for born,” she says. talent quest Star Academy. season one, directed by film director Nguy- The Big Brother pick-up was seen as a Also on air at the moment is a local en Quang Dung. The purpose-built house sign that Vietnam’s appetite for entertain- version of Endemol’s The Money Drop on had more than 30 cameras trained on the ment formats remains undiminished, and free-to-air entertainment channel VTV-3. 12 contestants – an element that prompted showed that, in many ways, the market, Aired in a prime-time slot on Thursdays, local commentators to remark that the whatever the regulatory grumbles, was the competition/game show has made show invaded contestants’ privacy. (and remains) younger, bolder and more headlines in local papers for the size of “The biggest challenge when producing willing to take risks than some of its South- its prizes.

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PlatformStarHubTVAnywhere

the experience across TV and devices is seamless and consistent. She also prom- ised that customers can expect more in terms of the quality and experience of the content stream. So far, StarHub has live streamed locally produced and annual awards show, StarHub TVB Awards, and is planning more this year. What’s the biggest challenge? “One of the challenges is obtaining rights for OTT delivery. Another is trying to reduce the gap in the window and original format of the content offered on this platform, to ensure we offer a compelling proposition. This is important for us to fight online piracy.” What is the most-watched content so far? Education and sports channels. “Kids’ [content] is big simply because of the ‘digital nanny’ phenomenon. Our ‘free- In a regular section looking at up-and-coming platforms in Asia, to-cable’ channel, SuperSports Arena, Malena Amzah speaks to StarHub’s Lin Shu Fen, head of does phenomenally well, especially for entertainment and SmartLife. ‘live’ sporting events.” How are you using social media? “We will What is StarHub TV Anywhere? Star- rently complements the main StarHub TV soon announce our social sign-in service Hub’s over-the-top (OTT) service offering subscription and offers some content a that allows users to use their social network- streaming of StarHub TV’s linear, in-house la carte. ing logins to manage their service creden- channels (SuperSports Arena, Super- How many new titles are added a month? tials... In addition, our second-screen app, Sports, Racquet Channel, Football Chan- Not disclosed. Lin will say only that the StarHub TV Buddy, allows our customers nel, Sports HD ‘live’), on-demand/VOD number of streams being delivered has to share their favourite programmes via content and Red Card Sports Radio, more than tripled since last year “and is Facebook. The app houses an electronic which brings ‘live’ English Premier League growing significantly monthly”. She also programme guide and gives users ac- match commentary, real-time match mentions improved quality HD streams cess to additional content, which com- updates, live scores, team line-ups and and promises “more new service features plements our programming in real time. statistics. Geo-blocked for Singapore. this year that will enhance the way our Available on Android and iOS, it serves as Why did you call it StarHub TV Anywhere? customers enjoy the content”. a content engagement platform.” “The name is simple, easy to remember Take up expectations for 2014… Utilisa- Priorities for the next six months… “We and conveys the service proposition well.” tion is expected to reach at least half of are expanding our platform distribu- Available since… June 2012 with 12 chan- StarHub’s 533,000 subscriber base. tion with partnerships so the applica- nels. Today, the service carries more than What are you hoping to achieve? “With tion is easily accessible. Customers can a third of the content offered through the the proliferation of smart devices and in- expect announcements of new service set-top box. creasingly busy lifestyles, we are seeing a features and content – on linear and on- Targeting… StarHub TV subscribers. Also fast shift in the way people consume con- demand – on this platform and we are seeking out new segments and custom- tent,” Lin says. This drives StarHub to pro- already working with content providers ers. “This platform allows us to do more vide not only wider choices of content, in this area. We are also building up the targeting and personalisation of service but also to improve accessibility to con- a la carte content, which can be sold to propositions”. tent across multiple platforms. She adds anyone in Singapore and not just Star- Biz/pricing models… The service cur- that StarHub is sparing no effort to ensure Hub customers.” contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 13. interviewcreative

Chan Gin Kai Executive Producer and Founder, Silver Media Group

What are the three things you think it takes to be successful in producing movies in What matters Asia? “I sincerely wish there was a formula most to me in to follow, and everyone can be success- collaboration ful. Firstly, a good story makes a huge dif- partners are people ference. It is true there are films with poor stories that achieve success because of with integrity and great marketing campaigns. And there who have a positive are some poor stories that are successful attitude.” with a specific niche audience but do not achieve the same results elsewhere. To be nabees’ and ‘pretenders’. We need more truly successful across more countries, a producers who believe in integrity and good story helps a lot. ethics in business. I hope to inspire more than accept others’. And because each Secondly, it is imperative to strike a collaborations instead of competition. We market is small (though growing), many balance between the creative and the can sit around and gripe about unfavour- people tend to skip Asia in favour of the business sides of producing a film. On one able conditions around us, or we can unite West, or only focus on the bigger Asian extreme, some producers consider them- our strengths, share our experiences and markets like China, India and Japan. It is selves artists, crafting their films to express help grow the industry together.” hard to prepare content for the Asian mar- themselves, regardless of whether they ket, unless you have strong co-production appeal to audiences or the considera- What do you look for in a collaboration? partners who can guide you in, or distri- tions of investors who risk their money. On “Whenever I enter a collaboration, I’ll bution partners with strong relationships the other extreme, some are willing to always look first at what I can give to or output deals.” compromise on their stories to pander to my partner. What value can I add to the sponsors and investors. There must be a equation? How can I contribute to mak- What would you most like to see happen balance in producing. ing the deal benefit the other party? Too in the future for Asian films? “I hope to Thirdly, there must be perseverance. many people look at collaborations the see our genres do well in the international There are some rare filmmakers who other way around, selfishly guarding their market as well. There’s also a lot we need achieve success on their debut film. But own interests first and seeing how to get to learn in terms of industry best practices, for the rest of us mere mortals, we need ‘one-up’ over the other party. I find that so that we can achieve higher standards to learn through each film, and make im- when I step into a collaboration with the of professionalism. Asia is brimming with provements through each new attempt. right attitude, the other party starts letting potential, and I hope to see more unified Perseverance, coupled with humility, can down its guard and finds ways to take efforts to grow the industry. I recently co- bring us far in life.” care of my interests too. This is what we founded SAAVA (Southeast Asian Audio all want from collaborations. What mat- Visual Association) with a few like-minded Some producers have mentioned you ters most to me in collaboration partners producers to strive towards these goals. as their inspiration. How do you hope to are people with integrity and who have Our goal is to encourage collaborations, inspire others? “Some people appreciate a positive attitude.” exchange skills, and spur the growth of learning knowledge and business models the industry in our region.” from me, but I would be far happier if peo- How do you prepare content for the Asian ple are inspired by my belief in responsible market vs the Western market? “Asia is a * Chan Gin Kai will be speaking at this filmmaking. Media is powerful and its very fragmented market. Asia also gener- year’s Creative Content Production Con- ference, which runs in Singapore from ability to shape society is incredible. Our ally tends to be more export driven, with 18-19 June alongside BroadcastAsia and industry also tends to attract more ‘wan- a greater desire to push out its products CommunicAsia. contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 14.

The Musketeers On the streets of 17th-century Paris, law and order is more a fledgling idea than reality, and the Musket- eers – Athos, Aramis and Porthos – are far more than merely royal bodyguards for King Louis XIII; they are inseparable, loyal unto death and committed to upholding justice. Together, this crack team of highly trained soldiers fights for honour, for valour, for love and just for the pure thrill of it. When d’Artagnan arrives World Wars in Paris to avenge his father’s death, he soon impresses With just over 20 years separating the the three Musketeers with his bravery and skill, and quickly two most cataclysmic conflicts of the discovers kindred spirits in these boisterous soldiers. Length: 10x50 20th century – World War I and World mins BBC Worldwide Room 2524-2536, Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, War II – many historians argue that they Hong Kong T: +852 2827 2218 F: +852 2511 2575 MipTV Stand # P3.B38 were not separate wars, but one bloody continuum that spread from Europe to The Sweetest Love the entire globe. The most iconic figures Lack of money, detractors and unexpect- of WWII – Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, ed debts on account of a house forces George S. Patton, Charles de Gaulle Martin Guerrero to quit the racetracks and and Douglas MacArthur – were sit behind the wheel of Natalia caught up in both conflicts. Toledo’s car as the chauffeur Before they were giants, of this important executive. they were infantrymen The woman’s countless de- and privates in the “war mands and Martin’s habit to end all wars”, mired first of breaking the rules end The Color of Passion in the trenches at Ypres up bringing the two closer. The lives of Lucia Gaxiola and Marcelo and the Somme and years Thanks to their differences, Escalante have nothing in common, but later fighting on the very they discover they are per- their destinies intertwine due to hatred same ground in the Battle fect for each other. A love for and revenge. Lucia believes she has the of the Bulge or the Invasion car racing and a tendency of perfect family, but things aren’t always of Normandy. This is the story of four generations of women to fall for what they appear to be. She never these devastating three decades of the wrong man cause the Toledo women imagines that Rebeca, the woman she war, through the eyes of the men who to get involved with men from a low-class considers a mother, will be responsible were forged in the trenches before neighborhood. Eventually, they find their for her beloved ones’ misfortune. Secrets commanding a world on the brink of long-postponed happiness and a chal- from her past come back to haunt her, disaster. Length: 6x60 mins or 3x120 mins. lenge that brings them together as a family: and Rebeca has to face her terrible Available 2014. Produced by Stephen to get Martin and Julian, his companion, actions. Among these is the death of David Entertainment, Inc. for H2 (2013) back to the racetracks. Length: 120x60 Marcelo’s brother, who shows up before A+E Networks 80 Bendemeer Road, #07- mins Caracol Television 150 Alhambra Cir- the Gaxiola family without anyone sus- 04 Hyflux Innovation Centre, Singapore cle, Suite 1250, Coral Gables, FL 33134, U.S. pecting his true intentions: unmasking the 339949 T: +65 3157 6500 F: +65 6339 6378 T: +1 305 960 2018 F: +1 305 960 2017 person responsible for his brother’s death MipTV Stand # P3.C10 MipTV Stand # P1.G25 and taking revenge. In his quest, he meets Lucia, who he believes to be guilty From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series and who awakes in him the passion for Based on the film, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series is a love. She, meanwhile, struggles to trust supernatural crime saga centered around bank robber again as she tries to forget the betrayal Seth Gecko (DJ Cotrona) and his violent brother, Richard of the man who left her at the altar. Both “Richie” Gecko (Zane Holtz), who are wanted by the FBI, must defeat the ghosts from the past so and by Texas Rangers Earl McGraw (Don Johnson) and they can find true happiness. Length: Freddie Gonzalez (Jesse Garcia); after a bank heist left 150x60mins Televisa Internacional 6355 several people dead. The series deepens the tone of the film, adds new characters and NW 36th St., Suite 101, Miami, FL 33166, backstories, and expands the Mesoamerican mythology behind the creatures inside U.S. T: +1 786 265 2500 F: +1 786 265 2269 the club. Length: 10x60 mins (Season 1) Miramax 2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 100 East, MipTV Stand # R9.A2 Santa Monica, CA 90404, U.S.A. T: +1 310 409 4321 MipTV Stand # R8.C15 contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 15.

This Means War What are the unseen repercussions of war? This series explores personal stories, hidden histories of conflicts and the secret consequences of military power around the world. Length: 8x30 mins Deutsche Welle TransTel Asia office: PIK film, 30 Lorong Bukit Pantai, Lucky Garden, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia T: +60 (3) 2093 0866 F: +60 (3) 2093 8688 MipTV Stand # P1.K22 En Otra Piel/Part of Me Sexy Beasts Two women share a tragic and supernatural destiny that binds them together The dating show that uses Hollywood prosthetics to trans- even after death. Monica Serrano, a form people into monsters, aliens, or downright weird- world-renowned pianist with an impres- purple-things, before going on a first date. Using personal- sive fortune, dies after the betrayal of ity alone, our hopefuls must find love. Format all3media her ambitious niece and the man she International Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London, loves. But by way of a mysterious talis- WC1V 7AA, U.K. T: + 44 (0) 207 845 4350 F: + 44 (0) 207 845 4360 man, Monica’s soul, which does not ac- MipTV Stand # R8.C20 cept departing from this world, occupies the body of Adriana Aguilar, a modest Hard Rock Medical waitress who dies at the hands of a dan- A drama based on true events, Hard Rock gerous gangster. Now in Adriana’s body, Medical brings the medical school experi- Monica’s soul will do the impossible to ence alive, with engaging characters who defend her children and seek justice, put their hearts, minds and creativity into while Adriana’s soul wanders this world. their careers. Hard Rock Medical stars Patrick Motivated by love, Adriana decides McKenna (Crash Canyon), Tamara Duarte to recover her body, but Monica will (Degrassi: The Next Generation) and Jamie resist this until her mission has been com- Spilchuk (Stoked). Hard Rock Medical is cur- pleted. Length: 120x60 mins Telemundo rently in pre-production on its second season. Internacional 2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Length: 13x30 mins Breakthrough Entertain- 4th Floor Coral Gables FL 33134, U.S. ment Inc 122 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, T: +1 786 394 1210 F: +1 305 774 7372 Ontario, M5A 2R4, Canada T: +1 416 366 6588 MipTV Stand # P0.B1 F: +1 416 363 9726 MipTV Stand # P0.A1

Game of Chefs Game of Chefs is a brand Mother of All Talent Comedic and aspirational, Mother of All new prime-time competi- Talent shows exactly what it takes to find tive cookery format de- and coach wannabe child stars… and veloped by The Lab, the to contend with their super-ambitious joint venture between ITV parents. New York-based talent manag- Studios and Israeli broad- ers and dynamic mother-daughter duo caster Reshet. The show – Lorri Tierney and Nikki Galarza – represent follows three distinguished chefs as they compete to find babies, kids and teens looking for jobs in print the country’s finest cooking talent. However, unlike other ads, TV shows and movies. The competition is stiff shows, the pressure is on the mentors to ensure the ama- and the stakes are high. Laughter, tears and tantrums are guaranteed. teurs are up to scratch and their reputations are on the Lorri describes working with her mum as the best and the worst. Together line as much as the competitors. Game of Chefs achieved they form a formidable team: Lorri “the diplomat” and Nikki “the bull- the highest-rated launch ever of a cooking show in Israel, dozer” who doesn’t mince her words, even in front of the underage and is growing its share week-on-week. Reshet has already talent. Length: 8x30 mins. Zodiak Rights Avon House, Kensington Village, commissioned a second series. Format ITV plc The London Avonmore Road, London W14 8TS, U.K. T: +44 (0) 207 013 4400 F: +44 (0) Television Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9LT, U.K. 207 013 4401 MipTV Stand # R8.D3 T: +44 (0) 207 157 3716 MipTV Stand # R7.N3 contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 16.

Big Town Dance From the producers of Ashley Banjo’s Secret Street Crew, comes a factual entertainment format that will see Ashley and his dance group, Diversity, travel to Stockton-on-Tees, Northeast England, to hold open auditions and form dance groups. Bringing together people from different ages, jobs or experience – from teachers and pupils to the unemployed and local business leaders – each group works together to perfect its own individual routines. In the grand finale, thousands take to the streets in a reminder of Stockton’s dance herit- age and look to the future with a renewed sense of optimism and community spirit. Length: 6x60 mins (season one) Shine International 10 Anson Road, #32-08 International Plaza, Singapore 079903 T: +65 6415 47321 MipTV Stand # R8.E1 Matador The Affair The Sixties For El Rey Network from executive pro- The Affair, starring Dominic West, Ruth The Sixties is a documentary series ducer Robert Rodriguez and the writers Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua from CNN Originals, executive pro- and producers of Transformers and Star Jackson, explores the emotional and duced for CNN/U.S. by multiple Emmy Trek. In a game of life and death, DEA Award-winning producers Tom Hanks agent Tony Bravo must go undercover and Gary Goetzman of Playtone; and on a highly classified mission to inves- Emmy Award-winning producer Mark tigate a mysterious and flamboyant Herzog of Herzog & Company (HCO). communications mogul and owner The series explores the most trans- of one of the greatest soccer teams formative years of the modern era in in the world. Tony, a former athlete the United States and beyond, examin- who dreamed of being a soccer star ing how and why this decade became in his youth, is tasked with making the a period of such consequence. From team and infiltrating the dangerous the assassination of JFK inner circle. To succeed, he’ll need psychological effects of an extramarital and the Cold War, the espionage skills to impress his su- affair. The provocative drama is told to social change periors and fast footwork to impress separately from male and female and the Brit- the coaches. Will he make the cut or perspectives, using distinct memory ish invasion die trying? Length: 13x60 mins biases to both misdirect and in- with Beatle- Entertainment One Television 145 King trigue. Length: 10x60 mins CBS m a n i a , Street East, Third Floor, Toronto, Ontario Studios International 30 Raffles The Sixties M5C 2Y7, Canada T: +1 416 309 4200 Place, #15-01 Chevron House, presents a F: +1 416 309 4290 MipTV Stand # C15.A5 Singapore, 048622 MipTV Stand unique view # R7.E2 of this piv- otal decade. Through rarely La Guerrera / Brave Woman seen archival foot- This is the role that life has cast for headstrong age, personal movies, Morena, a beautiful woman with spontaneous interviews with eyewitnesses and ex- sensuality and great inner strength. In order to pert commentary, the series will reveal escape a human trafficking ring without jeop- all of the key moments that helped ardising her family’s safety, she will have to fight to shape the decade. Length: 10x60 an arduous battle in which her freedom and her mins FremantleMedia Asia 10 Raeburn love are at stake. Length: 140x60 mins HD Globo Park, #03-01, Block A, Singapore 088702 Rua Evandro Carlos de Andrade, 160 / 7º andar, T: +65 6223 8771 MipTV Stand # C11.A1 Vila Cordeiro 04583-115, São Paulo, Brazil T: +55 11 5112 4286 MipTV Stand # P0.A1 contentasia 24 March-6 April 2014 Page 17.

From page 1: Extreme The best of shockumentaries, What the Fact... (10.30pm, Saturdays/Sundays), leads RTL CBS Extreme’s weekend sched- C NTENTASIA ule. Extreme says the idea is “wow” Editorial Director factual content. Show titles include Is Janine Stein that a Nail in Your Head and 101 Things Assistant Editor Removed from the Human Body. Malena Amzah Extreme will also premiere Don’t Look [email protected] Down, which explores the dangerous Production Manager sport of urban free climbing – illegally CJ Yong climbing cranes and buildings without [email protected] any safety equipment. Editorial Research “RTL CBS Extreme is the general enter- Aqilah Yunus tainment channel for the boys,” says Jo- [email protected] nas Engwall, RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Research Assistant Yogeswary Gunasagaran Network’s chief executive. [email protected] “Men now have a unique channel to Design tune in to that offers a compelling mix of Rae Yong action series, extreme sports, action reality programmes, extreme factual program- Associate Publisher ming and masters of illusion,” he adds. (Americas, Europe) and VP, Criss Angel BeLIEve, RTL CBS Extreme International Business Development Leah Gordon [email protected] Curation & aggregation top Asia’s CEO digital wish list Sales and Marketing (Asia) Masliana Masron New CNBC study unveils C-suite digital habits [email protected]

Top executives in three Asian centres – tablets, which CEOs “have no qualms” To receive your regular free copy of Hong Kong, Singapore, India – have put about sharing with their kids, phones and ContentAsia, please email aggregation and curation at the top of laptops are “guarded for own usage”. [email protected] their digital wish lists. This year’s report shows that CEOs have CNBC’s second annual Connected anywhere from three to more than 100 Published fortnightly by: CEO 2.0 study with MEC Asia Pacific also apps on their mobile devices and the abil- Pencil Media Pte Ltd shows that C-suite execs fragment their ity to manage these apps is a challenge. 730A Geylang Road use of multiple digital devices based on “They desire features that effectively ag- Singapore 389641 Tel: +65 6846-5987 particular device limitations. gregate content and intuitively recom- contentasia.tv The other two top findings are that C- mend feeds based on reading patterns,” asiacontentwatch.com suite adoption of social networking in a the report says. personal capacity is still low; and that Creating “intelligent” content aggre- Copyright 2014 Pencil Media Pte CEOs respond to brand communications, gation gives rise to privacy and intrusion Ltd. All Rights Reserved. but want to consume ads on their own issues. The report points out the chal- MICA (P) 111/06/2013 terms. lenge of “figuring out how to overcome “Attitudinally, C-suite are screen agnos- a C-suite’s reluctance to share personal tic,” the report says, adding: “They are usage data that is needed to advance receptive to accessing content from all the performance of content aggrega- asia kinds of digital devices and do not differ- tion tools”. c ntent entiate between screens, be it a tablet, While they see corporate social network- Daily news with smartphone or laptop”. ing as an important tool for corporate mar- ContentAsia Insider The tablet has now replaced traditional keting, branding and loyalty, CEOs aren’t email [email protected] laptops for work meetings and travel. At that keen on social networking for personal home, the same tablet is used for enter- use and “hold strong beliefs in building for subscription details tainment. The report points out that unlike connections via traditional forms”.